Sam's genre analysis sheet wolverine
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Film title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Director: Gavin Wood Year: 2009 Genre: Action/Super Hero/ Fantasy Area of Analysis Example Technical feature (Camera/sound/mise en scene/ editing) Conforms to genre? Y/N Breaks conformity? Y/N If yes, how? Codes and conventions In a world where genetically mutated people exist a mutant called Wolverine sets out to get revenge for the death of his partner. Explosions and environments created by CGI and special effects. Yes No Setting Canada, America, Vietnam, Three Mile Island There is a scene towards the end of the film where three characters are fighting on top of a tower on Three Mile Island. The setting was made with CGI as it would affect the safety of the characters if they were actually on top of a tower. Yes No Character Wolverine, Victor, Striker, Fred Dukes, Gambit, John Wraith, Wade, Agent Zero, DeadPool. Fast paced editing and a lot of different shot within a few seconds. Costume also contributes to this film conforming to the genre. There Yes No
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Film title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director: Gavin Wood
Year: 2009
Genre: Action/Super Hero/ Fantasy
Area of Analysis Example Technical feature (Camera/sound/mise en scene/ editing)
Conforms to genre? Y/N Breaks conformity? Y/NIf yes, how?
Codes and conventionsIn a world where genetically mutated people exist a mutant called Wolverine sets out to get revenge for the death of his partner.
Explosions and environments created by CGI and special effects.
Yes No
SettingCanada, America, Vietnam, Three Mile Island
There is a scene towards the end of the film where three characters are fighting on top of a tower on Three Mile Island. The setting was made with CGI as it would affect the safety of the characters if they were actually on top of a tower.
Yes No
CharacterWolverine, Victor, Striker, Fred Dukes, Gambit, John Wraith, Wade, Agent Zero, DeadPool.
Fast paced editing and a lot of different shot within a few seconds. Costume also contributes to this film conforming to the genre. There are people in soldier’s uniform and other people in battle attire.
Yes No
ThemesRevenge, the fight against bad people.
- Yes No
NarrativeThe story is linear but there are some scenes where they look back at past events.
- Yes No
IconographyAmerican Civil War, Vietnam War
Yes No
Ideological messageIn all of the X-men films they portray a world where being different isn’t always a bad thing. They also show the problems that someone who is different may encounter and how they manage to live with that problem.
Yes No
